{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-19771","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 19771","heading":"","body":"(a) Upon presentation of a copy of orders for active duty in the Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Naval Militia, the appointing power shall grant a military leave of absence for the period of active duty specified in the orders, but not to exceed five years for a permanent, probationary, or exempt employee, or for the remainder of a limited-term employee’s appointment or a temporary employee’s appointment.\n(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions may not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE [18500. - 19799.]","CHAPTER 11. Military Service [19770. - 19786.]","ARTICLE 2. Military Leave of Absence [19771. - 19774.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5c89ce5596e3fdfb8389caa61404e7e3b35a7d3ddee579d45b581d906baa8c5d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-19770","next":"us-ca/gov-19771.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}